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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1950
Page
13
Heavy Atlantic gales slow the luxury liner Queen Mary on her voyage from New York delaying docking at Southampton by at least 12 hours. The Cunard White Star Line said the 1,838 passengers aboard are not expected to dock until Thursday morning.
H. Charles Boswell of Waco has been named assistant special agent in charge of the Dallas division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Dallas reports two cent per pound drop in coffee price slated to take effect Thursday. R B Reinhart of A P stands behind the move as leading roasters in New York announce the price cut amid consumer resistance and declining sales. Tea interests announce a one million dollar promotional campaign starting in May to boost tea consumption as a counter to coffee.
County Supervisor John Anson Ford, described as a romantic politician, announces two seating love benches to be installed in Los Angeles parks with his remark that couples wanting privacy deserve to sit quietly. The item notes a separate Rome dispatch about Soviet ambassador Ostylev meeting Italian Foreign Minister Sforga.
Senator Douglas introduced two bills to trim federal workers vacation from 26 to 20 days and sick leave from 15 to 12 days for most employees outside the postal service. Postal workers would gain vacation to 20 days and sick leave to 12 days. He says the new leaves would still be liberal versus private employers and would save between 100 million and 190 million dollars annually.
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